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30tlt, 1895. 



Headquarters, Department of New York, 
Grand Army of the Republic, 
Capitol, 



Albany, N. Y., April 22, i8g§. 



General Order, 

No. I 



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Comrades : 

Spring, with its beautiful buds and blossoms again 
brings to us our " Memorial Day," with all its hallowed 
associations, and May 30th, 1895, marks the Twenty- 
Seventh Anniversary of the day which has been dignified 
as "The Sabbath of the Grand Army of the Republic." 
There is no time when God's love is more specially 
manifest than this, when Nature, miraculously renewed, 
is out in all her leafy glory, giving to us the sweet and 
beautiful flowers, symbolizing the resurrection from the 
dead. Bring then the meek-eyed violet, the modest 
daisy, the sweet-faced pansy, the fragrant lilacs and roses 
and let us adorn the graves where rests all that is mortal 
of those who died for us and for the Nation, those noble 
patriots, who bravely fought for this land, who willingly 
offered their lives, if need be, that we and all our fellow 
countrymen might live in " The land of the Free." 

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Since our last meeting, the march of many of our 
Comrades has ceased, and we listen to the snapping of 
the golden links of Comradship of those who stood by 
as the " Boys of '6 1 " fully realizing the shortening of 
the line, therefore let us draw nearer together, cherish 
more closely the memories of the departed, and forget 
not the fraternal duties we owe to each other, as well as 
our responsibilities to our Country and our God, ever 
remembering that, " Righteousness exalteth a Nation, 
but Sin is a reproach to any people." 

Post Commanders will arrange to have their com- 
mands attend Divine Service on Sunday, May 26th. 

Invitations should be given to all Veterans, Relief 
Corps, Sons of Veterans, patriotic citizens and schools, 
to join with the Grand Army and make the 30th of May 
truly a Memorial Day. 

Flags will be hoisted on Memorial Day at half mast. 
By order of 

JOHN C. SHOTTS, 

Department Co7nmander. 
Official : 

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Assistant Adjutant General. 




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